As is customary, we are publishing once again our annual VC Radar™ for Japan. The VC Radar reflects Japan’s most active Lead VCs. For the 2022 edition, this infographic depicts the number of new investments led by Japan’s independent venture capital funds into domestic startups last year. Only investments in which the VC served as Lead investor for a startup that was not already in their portfolio are counted here.

We believe this is an important tool for Japan’s growing startup ecosystem. You can read more about our rationale here (special thanks to Kanako for compiling this data !).

[One additional note: we strive for full accuracy on this infographic and apologize for any mistakes. Feel free to direct any requested corrections to infographic@shizen.vc].